Over the course of this extraordinary year in New Zealand health policy, I’ve sensed an increasing appetite to question one of the fundamental design principles of our health system – how it is funded Read...
The public health system is making slow progress on achieving the government's health targets, with three actually getting slightly worse or flat-lining over winter. Read...
Despite three decades of policy initiatives to improve integration of health care, delivery of health care in New Zealand remains fragmented, and health inequities persist for Māori and other high priority populations. Read...
This paper considers whether and how managed competition arrangements could be introduced into the Aotearoa health and disability system. Read...
New Zealand's healthcare system is outperforming Sweden's, Canada's and Germany's, according to a top-level financial presentation to Te Whatu Ora staff. Read...
New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) members employed by Te Whatu Ora are alarmed by Health New Zealand’s plans to pause a key component of its safe staffing programme. Read...
This first Health National Adaptation Plan (HNAP) is an important step towards placing health considerations at the forefront of the climate response of Aotearoa New Zealand. Read...
The Ministry of Health – Manatū Hauora Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2024 summarises the Ministry’s progress towards our Strategic Intentions, and reports on our financial and non-financial performance for 2023/24 as required under the Public Finance Act...
The increasing number of Māori and Pacific students studying medicine and surgery at the University of Otago Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka is a “good news story”, says a leader in public health. Read...
The Strategic Intentions 2024–2028 informs Parliament and the public about the Ministry of Health – Manatū Hauora and its role as the chief steward of health and the health system, and the lead advisor to Government on health. Read...
HEALTH SERVICES AND SYSTEMS
EQUITY
Exploring the impacts of the health system on minorities within the population, notably including Māori, Pacifica, Asians and LGBTQI.
DRUGS, DEVICE AND DIAGNOSTICS
PUBLIC HEALTH
DIGITAL HEALTH
TE TIRITI